several years ago. I replaced all the knobs with REAL ones. The ones that came with it had a fake screw thing that didn't actually do anything. The knobs turned and turned and turned, like a merry go round. The joker was the shafts they were on....didn't.
I went to Radio Shack and for a couple of bucks, I replaced all the knobs with ones that had set screws in the sides (like real ones have). Then I used a Dremel tool to grind flat spots on each knob shaft. After that was done, the thing would actually go to where you set it, you didn't have to disconnect the battery to shut the stupid thing off.
OH, they put me through hell with their cheap knobs and earphones!!! Earphones....AAARRGH, wash off your head every time you submerged <img src="/metal/html/angry.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":mad"> This winter I cut the old ones off and put on some Gray Ghost underwater phones. Need to bathtub test it before going hunting.
I hear that they have FINALLY made some improvements, AFTER many thousands of complaints!!
But, give the devil his due, it is one of, if not the best, water machine out there (once you fix all their screw ups).
Minelab could dominate the entire industry if they would repackage the Excal into a realistic shaped assembly. What is it with that ridiculous tube affair anyway????? Some sort of phallic symbol??????
As far as settings go, thats what tonal ID is all about. You can run on 0 or 1, and get everything. I usually run zero when I hunt Miamis beaches, just too many iron pieces in the waters. I don't care to dig iron.
I want gold and silver.
There, I'm done ranting for today. <img src="/metal/html/lol.gif" border=0 width=15 height=15 alt=":lol">
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